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Virtual private network

A virtual private network (VPN) is an overlay network that uses network virtualization to extend a private network across a public network, such as the Internet, via the use of encryption and tunneling protocols. In a VPN, a tunneling protocol is used to transfer network messages from one network host to another.

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Virtual private network

Nodes208
Edges207
Triples127
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009615
Components1

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Virtual private network

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related to Other · 41
Virtual private network → CIPE, Cisco AnyConnect VPN, Cisco's Layer, Crypto IP Encapsulation, Damion, Datagram Transport Layer Security, Development, DTLS, Forwarding, IPv4, L2F, L2TP, Layer, Linux, Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption, Microsoft Secure Socket Tunneling, Microsoft's Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol, MPPE, MPVPN, Multi Path Virtual Private
related to Native and third-party support · 20
Virtual private network → Android, Box VPN, Cisco, Conversely, Desktop, For, Fritz, However, In, IPFire, IPsec IKEv1, IPsec IKEv2, Network, OpenWrt, OPNsense, OS, PfSense, Their, VPN, Windows
related to VPLS · 16
Virtual private network → Ethernet, Ethernet-based, GRE, IETF, In, IP, It, L2TPv3, MPLS, OSI, RFC, RFCs, The, There, Virtual Private LAN Service, VPLS
related to DMVPN · 11
Virtual private network → Cisco IOS-based, DMVPN, Dynamic Multipoint Virtual Private, Huawei AR G3, IPsec, ISAKMP, Network, This, Unix-like, Using, VPN
related to Split tunneling · 11
Virtual private network → Advantages, Disadvantages, DNS, Internet, LAN, NIC, Not, Split, This, VPN, Wireless LAN NIC
related to EVPN · 7
Virtual private network → Ethernet, Ethernet VPN, EVPN, MPLS, Multiprotocol Label Switching, OSI, Virtual Extensible LAN
related to Mobile VPN · 5
Virtual private network → IP, Mobile, Mobile VPNs, VPN, Wi-Fi
related to PPVPN · 2
Virtual private network → PPVPN, VPN

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network vpn tunneling data protocol vpns networks private used internet access protocols virtual traffic use mpls ipsec also ip layer

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Internet Protocolinstance ofwhich allow rule-based systems0.80text
network interface controllersinstance ofnetworks comprise network nodes0.80text
repeatersinstance ofnetworks comprise network nodes0.80text
hubsinstance ofnetworks comprise network nodes0.80text
bridgesinstance ofnetworks comprise network nodes0.80text
switchesinstance ofnetworks comprise network nodes0.80text
routersinstance ofnetworks comprise network nodes0.80text
and modemsinstance ofnetworks comprise network nodes0.80text
Virtual Private LAN Serviceinstance ofVariants on VPN0.80text
data networks from cellular carriers or between multiple Wi-Fi access points without dropping the secure VPN session or losing application sessionsinstance ofbut instead roams across various networks0.80text
computer-assisted dispatchinstance ofMobile VPNs are widely used in public safety where they give law-enforcement officers access to applications0.80text
criminal databasesinstance ofMobile VPNs are widely used in public safety where they give law-enforcement officers access to applications0.80text

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